The 51st State of Jefferson

The Board of Supervisors in California's Siskiyou County voted on Tuesday to pursue seceding from California, citing their frustration with a lack of representation in a state legislature dominated by Southern California interests. Supporters of leaving the state believe Siskiyou County should join with other rural counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon to form the new state of Jefferson. Actually, talk of a state of Jefferson goes back to the 1940s. Check out the website for the Jefferson Statehood Project here.

Below, is one proposed map of the 51st state of Jefferson, carved out of parts of N. California and S. Oregon.

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The head of the Texas Railroad Commission (which actually regulates oil and gas), said he is preparing for the secession of Texas on a conservative website. http://www.wnd.com/2013/09/texas-official-preparing-for-independence/#AD7DmMAjWaJADPf8.99

Yeehaw! Bill, thanks for the emails and comments...I've been slammed with the beginning of school, but will get back at you soon. I've got a great bunch of students; it will be fun when they start blogging...maybe even tomorrow!

I find it kind of funny that the Board of Supervisors in California's Siskiyou County voted that they want to pursue seceding from California. I mean they have been a part of it for so long and even though they have been having this argument for a while it still seems that they should just, i guess, "suck it up and stay part of California" for lack of better words.

Diana, I'm wondering if some of the Board of Sups just voted this way for attention to their concerns by state lawmakers...also seems popular with some of their voters...a way to satisfy them with an action that is likely to never be more than symbolic, at least in my lifetime!

Hmm I haven't thought of it like that. I see your point though. Taking this action of announcing that they want to split might hold off the people's complaints for a while. I'm about 75% sure that they'll stay part of California but you never know with politics. Guess we'll just have to wait a little longer and see the outcome. I mean this has been going on for a long time who says it's going to change now, but then again I suppose who says it won't?

Good point, Ms. Jsblonski. Besides, it'll be so bizarre to have a 51st state. Imagine all the items people will have to upgrade just to accommodate the addition of another state. Maps would have to be changed, Geography textbooks would have to be re-printed, some people would have to add new coins to their quarter collections... Not that this has happened before when we added new states in the past, but that was over 50 years ago!